Detonating device



Jan. 30, 1923.

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JOHN R. BOVJLER, 071 NEW BRIGHTON, NEW YORK.

DE'IONATING DEVICE.

Application filed August 10, 1921. Serial No. 491,097;

To all whom it may concern: receiving device, contains firing mechanismBe it known that 1, JOHN R. Bowman, and a detent for holding the latterin cocked a citizen of the United States of America, position, and ahook and a securing device residing at New Brighton, in the county ofwhich, when pulled in relatively opposite di- Richmond and State of NewYork, have in rections, cause the detent to be released to 55 ventedcertain new and useful Tmprovedetonate the cartridge. Thecartridge-rements in Detonating Devices, of which the ceiving device isshown in the form of a following is a full, clear, and exactdescripblock 15 provided with a cartridge-receiving tion. bore 16adapted to receive a cartridge 17.

his invention relates to detonating de- The block is pivoted to thecasing at 12 so vices adapted to be employed as an alarm, as to bemovable from a postition, shown poaching gun, animal trap, etc., butmore in dotted lines in Fig. 2, in which a used particularly designed tocatch fish. cartridge may readily be ejected by means One of theprincipal objects of the invenof a suitable tool, such as the oneillustrated 15 tion is to provide a simple, though reliable, at 18 inFig. 6, to the full line position in device of the class abovementioned. Other which the cartridge is adapted to be detoobjects andadvantages will be apparent as nated by means of the firing mechanismthe invention is hereinafter disclosed. v hereinafter more specificallydisclosed. The

Referring to the drawings which illusblock 15 may be detachably held inthe last 20 trate what I now consider a preferred form mentionedposition by means of a bail 19 of the invention, (see Figs. 1, 2 and 4t)pivoted in openings Fig. 1 is an edge elevation of a fish lure 20provided in the casing parts l0, l1 and embodying the invention. movablefrom a position in which it en- Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof withone gages a shoulder 21 on the block 15 to a po- 25 of the caslngsections removed and certain sition permitting the latter to be swung toparts shown in section. its dotted line position.

Figs. 3 and i are sections on the lines The firing mechanism is shown inthe 3 3 and 1%, respectively, of Fig. 2. form of a plunger 22 slidablymounted in Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of one a bore 25 providedone-half in section 10 and 30 form of hook employed. the other half insection 11. The plunger Fig. 6 is a detail elevation of a device isprovided with a firing pin 23 adapted to adapted to be employed to cookthe firing pass through the reduced end of the bore 25 mechanism and toeject aused cartridge casto engage and fire a cartridge 17. The oping.posite end of the plunger 22 is provided with The physical embodiment ofthe invention a rod 24: surrounded by a compression spring which I haveselected for the purpose of il- 26 which seats at its opposite endsagainst lustration comprises a two section casing the plunger and oneend of the bore comprising the similar parts 10 and 11. serving to biasthe plunger to cartridge-en- (lne of these parts is provided with dowelgaging position.

40 pins 12, 13 while the other is provided with The detent is shown as atwo arm device openings let adapted to receive the pins 30 pivoted at 31within the casing, the two thereby to hold the two parts of the casingsections of the latter being cut away, as together. If desirable theends of the pins indicated at 32, to permit the detent to be 12, 13 maybe upset after the parts are asmoved from a pos1tion m which it holds 45sembled in order positively to secure the casthe firing mechanism 111cocked position ing halves together. Except for the difier- (shown nfull lines 1n Fig. 2) to a posience above noted the two members 10 andtion in which the plunger is permitted to 11 may be exactly similar anda description pass under the action of spring 26 (see dotof one willsuffice for the other. ted line position of the detent in Fig. 2).

50 The casing is provided with a cartridge- The casing is shown providedat the cartridge end with a book all) and at its other end with asecuring device shown in the form of a swivel s1 having an eye d2 towhich a fishing line or other fastening device may be secured. Variousforms of mechanism may be employed to trip the detent 80 upon oppositerelative pull of the members 40 and 41. Preferably the shank of the hook10 is slidably mounted in a bore 43, provided in the casing 10, 11, andterminates in an eye is through which one arm of the detent 80 extends,the casing sections being slotted as indicated at 45 to ac commodatemovement of the eye portion The assembly of the device will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art. The various parts are mounted asshown in Fig. 2 (except that no cartridge is to be in the block 15 atthis time and the block 22 is in position adjacent the cartridge end).The other casing section 11 is then placed in position over the section16 and forced home on the pins 12, 13, 31. The ends of the latter maythen be upset if desired.

To load and cock the device, a blank or other cartridge 17 is insertedinto the block 15 after the latter has been moved to the dotted lineposition (see Fig. 2). The rod of the tool 18 may then be inserted intothe bore 25 through its upper end and the plunger moved to cockedposition in which one arm of the detent 30 moves into the hold ingposition (shown in full lines in Fig. 2) under the weight of the hook 10or by vir tue of a push manually exerted upon the hook 40. The block 15may then be swung to the full line position and detachably held there bymoving the bail 19 over the shoul der 21.

If the device is to be employed to catch fish, and it is admirablyadapted to such use, a line (not shown) is secured to the eye 4&2 andthe device towed through the water. The device will spin on the swivelll and as the casing 10, 11, is preferably made of aluminum or othersuitable light, white metal or plated metal, it will present anattractive lure to the fish. When a fish strikes the hook -10 the pullupon the latter, with respect to the element 41 and casing 10, 11,causes the detent 30 to be moved to the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2. The spring 26 then propels the plunger 22 to cause the pin 23to engage and fire the cartridge 1?. Explosion of the cartridge 17,under water, stuns the fish making it easy to land. and the recoil ofthe casing 10, 11 causes the hook to pene- .e the mouth of the fisheffectively to impale the latter. The firing of the cartridge servesalso as an addition indication of a strike. The used cartridge may beejected and the device reloaded and cocked with the aid of the tool 18as will now be obvious.

If employed for fishing the cartridge 1,?

should of course be a waterproof one. if desirable the hook e0 may bebaited in the usual manner.

It will be understood that the device is adaptable to uses other than asa fishing implement. For example, one of the members so, 4-1 may besecured to a door or window and the other to the frame thereof, by meansof suitable cords or wires, so that upon opening of the door or windowthe cartridge 17 will be fired. When so employed the device constitutesan effective burglar alarm. The device may be employed to destroyanimals by suitably anchoring the device 41 and by baiting the hook 40,the device being preferably loaded with a ball or shot cart-ridge whenso employed. Again, the device may be employed as a poaching gun oralarm. Other uses within the broader scope of the invention will occurto those skilled in the art.

The device is not only adaptable to various uses but is susceptible tomodification in various respects without departing from the scope of theinvention as outlined in the claims appended hereto. To avoid surplusageI have not illustrated these various modifications but have restrictedthe present disclosure to what I now consider a preferred physicalembodiment of the invention.

It will be noted that the opposite ends of the bore 25 are provided withvents 60 to permit the escape of fluid and to prevent impedence of themovement of the plunger.

WVhat I claim is 1. A. fish lure comprising in combination. a casing, ahook projecting from one end of said casing and slidably mountedtherein,

a cartridge holder pivoted to said casing and movable from a position inwhich it may be loaded to a position in which it diroots the fire of acartridge toward said hook, means for holding said device in the lastmentioned position, cartridge-firing mechanism mounted within saidcasing, a detent for holding said firing mechanism in cocked position,means for releasing said detent when said hook is moved away from saidcasing, and a swivel mounted at the end of said casing opposite saidhook Whereby a line may be secured to said casing.

2. The device as set forth in claim 1 in which the casi rig isconstructed of two s milar members.

position, line-securing means at the end of the hook is siidably mountedin the casing said casing; opposite said hook, a detent and in which themeans for releasing the 10 within said casing for holding said plungerdetent comprises a connection between the in cocked position, and meansWithin said hook and detent. casing for releasing said dctent When saidIn testimony whereof I hereto afiix my hook and securing means are movedrelasignature. tively away from each other.

1-. The device set forth in claim 3 in which JOHN R. BOWLER.

